“…The most convenient methods are bicomponent condensation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds (1,3-cyclohexanedione or 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione) with a-cyanocinnamonitrile [14][15][16][17][18], or one-pot, three-component reaction of aldehydes, malonitrile, and 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds (1,3-cyclohexanedione or 5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione) or 3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazoline-5-one, in the presence of a variety of catalysts [19]. Highly efficient synthesis of 4H-pyrano [2,3-c]pyrazole by fourcomponent cyclocondensation of hydrazine hydrate or phenylhydrazine, ethyl acetoacetate, aldehydes, and malonitrile in the presence of L-proline and [Bimim]BF 4 at 50°C has also been reported [20]. Catalysts used for one-pot, three-component reactions include piperidine [21], hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (HTMAB) [22], sodium bromide [23], ionic liquids [24][25][26][27][28][29], tetramethylammonium hydroxide [30], diammonium hydrogen phosphate [31], organocatalysts [32], sodium selenite [33], tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBAB) [34,35], polyaniline-silica gel [36], alum [KAl(SO 4 ) 2 Á12H 2 O] [37], rare earth perfluorooctanoates, e.g.…”